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World Rowing, also known as the World Rowing Federation (officially FISA; French: Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron[a]), is the international governing body for rowing. [2] Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who succeeded Denis Oswald at a ceremony held in Lucerne in July 2014.
Organised by. World Rowing. Website. worldrowing.com. The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non- Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.
World Games. Indoor: 2017. Rowing, often called crewin the United States, is the sportof racingboats using oars. It differs from paddlingsports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: scullingand sweep rowing.
Prior FISA regattas that had been held in Plovdiv include the 1999 and 2012 World Rowing Junior Championships, and the 2011 European Rowing Championships. [3] The 2018 World Rowing Championships were the first world rowing championships where the number of men’s and women’s events was equal. The world governing body made that decision in ...
The World Indoor Rowing Championships is an indoor rowing championship competition organised by World Rowing.The competition has been held annually since 2018. So far, there have been championships organized in venues and with virtual formats.
Event Gold Silver Bronze PR1M1x details: Roman Polianskyi Ukraine 9:03.74 Giacomo Perini Italy 9:08.12 Benjamin Pritchard Great Britain 9:11.90 PR2M1x details: Corné de Koning
Rowing stamp from Finland. The history of rowing as a sport has prevailed it as one of the oldest traditions in the world. What began as a method of transport and warfare eventually became a sport with a wide following, and a part of the cultural identity of the English speaking world. Rowing in its modern form developed in England in the 1700s.
The 2017 World Rowing Championships were the 47th edition of the World Rowing Championships that were held from 24 September to 1 October 2017 in Sarasota, Florida. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Host selection